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C h a p t e r F i f t e e n

-For starters, hi. Been awhile. I'm going to try to continue this cause I want to do other stuff. About the reason I left, I have learned as an on and off-homeless teen, I can't do much. I've donated, researched, and shared. And it gets worse. Everyone is suffering and there's nothing I can do about that. 

- Uh, I only read the last chapter so most of my memory of this story is probably basic sub-level... Yippee. 
-By the time you see this chapter, most of them should be done and ne a publish schedule.

      You remember falling asleep with Peirce but woke up alone in Ava's bed. Your body felt oddly replenished. Rubbing one of your eyes, your hand slid over to Ava's side of the bed, only to feel cold sheets. Throwing the blankets off you, you noticed you were clumsily dressed in one of Ava's pajama sets. 

     You stood up and froze, your breath catching in your throat. There was so much tension- so much malice and animalistic rage filling the apartment. Slowly, your feet quietly padded across the floor, hands gently pushing the door open... Empty.

     Slowly, you tiptoed over to the wall with the portal, raising your hand to the cool surface you pulled it back quickly holding it to your chest. A chill rises up your spine, sending dread through your entire body. 

     You backed away nervously, stupidly tripping over the table and slicing your forearm alone the corner. "Shit!" Jumping up, you squeeze your arm with your okay hand and rush to the bathroom. Blood drips all over the floor and sink as throw open the medicine cabinet, grabbing whatever was in there. "Stupid! Stupid!"

    A chill rose up your spine again, cold and terrifying. A small creek of hinges and you looked up into the mirror to see the door ever so slightly move open. Staying completely still, you stared at the orange glow, unable to say anything. You knew who It was, it was so easy to tell who. Yet... why are you so scared of him right now...

   "N-" Before you got the chance to speak, the door opened all the way. "Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god! [Name]!? There's so much- what happened!?" Sweet, Sweet Noi... Something about his innocent face no longer matched his eyes. Were they darker than usual? Did he always have slitted pupils?... You weren't sure...

     "I tripped... Help?" You mumbled nervously. He nodded, rushing out of the room. You figured he went to get Leif due to his healing abilities, so you turned around to wash off the blood, trying to keep it from getting everywhere while you waited for the boy's help.

     Feeling a hand on your shoulder you turned around to find Noi. Just Noi. He set a few things down and grabbed your wrist, gently cleaning and tending to the wound. "Haha... sorry, I can't do what the others are capable of..." There was a hidden meaning, you just weren't sure what it meant. So you just shrugged, watching him wrap it.

     "Are you... okay? Hurt... anywhere... else?" Feeling your cheeks heat up slightly, you shook your head, chuckling nervously. "Haha! Nope! Why?" 

     He stared at you for a moment, his expression unreadable, and shrugged, smiling again. "No reason. Just checking." With that, he left. 

     Following his lead you ran into Ava, who stopped you. Her face was serious as she dragged you to the bedroom, locked the door, and sat on the edge of her bed. "Are you okay?" Her hands slid from your shoulders to grab your hands as she took a deep breath. "He didn't force himself on you, did he?" 

     Your mind blanked for a second before your cheeks heated up and you felt dizzy. "What?! No! He didn't! I wanted it too!" You fumbled over your words before pausing, tilting your head. "Wait... how do you know?..."

    Her face turned red as she looked away, her grip tightening on your hands. "Uhm... Noi found you guys... Said it stank of... uhm... and well... Yeah-" She mumbled, shrinking on herself before stopping. Suddenly in your face with a determined expression. "What was it like?"

     The two of you sat there talking about it, as TMI does not exist, Ava's face turned red, but by the end of it, you could tell she was dreaming about that giant food table. Honestly, you were too, you can't remember if you even got the desserts. You don't think so.

     While Ava answered a call from her phone, something was bothering her. You. So, you stood up, walked into the bathroom in the bedroom, and shut the light off. Frozen, was a blue glowing silhouette of you. It froze like it wasn't expecting to be found. Moments later a Red and a Green one showed up. The green one started apologizing profusely. "We weren't supposed to be here! But last night something interfered with the Rayne and-" You cut the green you off. "Why are you blue."

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Understanding the love interests current emotional standing, will change:

Ava: As she is a girl, she has accepted you might not want her the same way, so she tries to live vicariously through your stories by imagining herself in the other's place. However, sometimes she doesn't accept that she's in love with her best friend, she may also imagine herself as you.

Peirce: He thinks he's being obvious about his feelings, even though he doesn't quite understand them. As you're denser than Ava, he tried a more direct approach than intended. He is happy you accepted his advances, but kind of wishes you didn't.

Leif: Doesn't understand the difference between Lust and genuine interest. He finds you interesting and entertaining but assumes he feels nothing more than lust and doesn't act on his true emotions. 

Noi: He's deeply confused. Not one to get girls' attention before, he's never been in this situation. On one hand, Ava's a princess and a powerful sorceress, she's the perfect bride. On the other hand, he's drawn to you constantly trying to appease you saying it to get closer to Ava. When he found you with Peirce his world kind of crumbled and he's not sure why he feels as hurt as he does.

Asch: Doesn't really care- In fact, it's better if they fight over the princess's first lady. That means he has a better chance. The stench of coupling is irritating though, it stains. Peirce needs to be reprimanded. To be reminded of self-control, that's all.

Rhys: Much like Asch, is still too focused on Ava. He does extend kindness to you, but he really just wants to impress Ava and complete this mission before everyone dies.